It crease to exist because he was meant to be born in this world.
Saint Frances and his following respected and venerated poverty.
This means that one the one hand, they did not discourage people to them by having unnecessary riches and on the other hand poor people could identify with him and with his followers.
They were first dug in 1914.
Expanded farming and ranching opportunities
I think it was Protestants because protestants were looked down upon in Europe in the 1800s
